Crawl space moisture can impact your home’s structural integrity and create mold that can cause health issues. Follow these tips to prevent moisture buildup.

At different times a crawl space vapor barrier does double duty, preventing the soil from absorbing moisture from the air and blocking the release of ground moisture into the crawl space.

Crawl space moisture control is an important issue. Too much moisture in your crawl space can lead to serious problems.

Without a vapor barrier, moisture will migrate to the surface of the soil and eventually cause serious problems in the crawl space, including mold and possibly structural rot.

Managing the humidity, mold, insect and rodent infestation and temperature will always be a challenge with a dirt or gravel crawl space, Mitchell said.

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Crawl space moisture control is an important issue. Too much moisture in your crawl space can lead to serious problems.